RESOLVED:1) That the Council formally accepts the total sum of £9,814,567(minimum amount offered could be subject to change) offered to the Council by Homes England under the Accelerated Construction Programme.
2) That delegated authority be granted to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Housing and Community Portfolio Holder and the Corporate Projects & Assets Portfolio Holder to agree the following:
Reason for Decision
The recommendations will ensure that the opportunity presented by the Accelerated Construction Programme to accelerate housing delivery in the Borough will be fully realised and will ensure that the Council will be able to bring forward sites on land owned by the Council at a pace that would ordinarily not have been achievable.